PhD, MPhil and New Route PhD opportunities in the Department of Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical Sciences is a large research active department with an established international reputation and is also home to three University Research Centres. Results of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise show that within the London area, in the field of Statistics and Operational Research, we were rated as the second best research department - equal to the London School of Economics, second to Imperial College. In Applied Mathematics we were rated as the third best research department, behind Kings College and Imperial College.
Our Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree students are supervised by internationally recognised academics, who provide guidance and support to ensure a high quality, research intensive experience for our students.
Alongside the traditional three year, full-time PhD degree, the Department also offers a four year PhD programme as part of the New Route PhDTM initiative. The New Route PhDTM allows you to participate in a tailor-made programme of taught modules to enhance your research and transferable skills.
MPhil, PhD and NewRouteTM research degrees- a quick guide
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
An MPhil degree is a research degree that typically takes one year as a full-time student to complete, or two year's as a part-time student. For the award of MPhil you're expected to demonstrate a satisfactory record of research, a broad knowledge and understanding of the field of study and of associated research techniques and to show that they have been successfully applied.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
EPSRC PhD studentship is available for eligible candidates for doctoral study in mathematical sciences; see here for more details.
A PhD degree is a research degree that typically takes three years as a full-time student, or four years as a part-time student. For the award of PhD you must show a satisfactory record of research and a thorough knowledge of the field of scholarship. You're also required to demonstrate a broad knowledge and understanding of your discipline and of associated research techniques and to show that they have been successfully applied. Your PhD research is presented in the form of a thesis and a distinct and original contribution to knowledge in the discipline must be demonstrated.
New Route PhDTM
The New Route PhDTM is a four-year research-based programme leading to the submission of a thesis and the award of a PhD degree. In addition to pursuing your research, during the first three years you will study a tailor-made programme of taught modules that will underpin your academic study and enhance your skills as a researcher. Read more...
Having taken an MSc in Computational Mathematics with Modelling at Brunel, I decided to continue on to PhD study. The MSc was a good mix of theoretical and practical learning and I had a year of new experiences that paved the way for the PhD in hyperbolic partial differential equations that I’m doing at Brunel right now.
Carola is studying for a PhD in Maths.
